Tinaco Municipality

The Tinaco Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Cojedes and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 32,564.[1] The town of Tinaco is the municipal seat of the Tinaco Municipality.[2]

Tinaco Municipality
Municipio Tinaco
Municipality
Flag of Tinaco Municipality
Flag
Official seal of Tinaco Municipality
Seal
Location in Cojedes
Location in Cojedes
Map showing the location of Tinaco Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Tinaco Municipality within Venezuela
Tinaco Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°42′N 68°26′W
Country Venezuela
StateCojedes
Municipal seatTinaco
Government
 • MayorFrancisco Ojeda (PSUV)
Area
 • Total1,098 km2 (424 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total32,564
 • Density30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0258
WebsiteOfficial website

Demographics

The Tinaco Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 31,371 (up from 27,203 in 2000). This amounts to 10.4% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 28.57 inhabitants per square kilometre (74.0/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Tinaco Municipality is Teodoro Venancio Bolívar Caballero, elected on October 31, 2004, with 65% of the vote.[5] He replaced Enrique Centeno shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into one parishes; General en Jefe José Laurencio Silva (the parish's name was officially changed on December 30, 1994, it was formerly known as Tinaco Parish).[2] For the 2008 mayor's elections there are three major candidates these are:

  • Enrique Centeno
  • Francisco Ojeda
  • Celida Veloz [7]

References
  1. http://www.geohive.com/cntry/venezuela_ext.aspx
  2. http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Cojedes.zip
  3. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
  4. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
  5. http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/8/alcaldedis=0&edo=8&mun=7&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Celida Veloz Alcaldesa". Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2008-10-04.


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